Panchang
3 October 2026
Krishna Saptami until 8:00 AM and Ardra nakshatra until 1:29 AM, 4 Oct, for New Delhi.
The shraddh for ancestors who passed away on a Ashtami tithi. Families keep rishtas, engagements, griha pravesh and big purchases for after Pitru Paksha.
then Ashtami
then Punarvasu
then Parigha
then Balava
Shubh and ashubh muhurat
for New Delhi, from sunrise7:03 AM – 7:50 AMkeep important work out of it
When each part of the day changes
sunrise to sunriseA tithi or a nakshatra does not run from midnight to midnight. Each band below starts and ends at its own minute, so the bands are uneven: this is Saturday in New Delhi, from one sunrise to the next.
Choghadiya
eight by day, eight by nightSunrise to sunset is divided into eight choghadiya, and the night into eight more. Labh, Amrit and Shubh are good for new work, Char for travel; Udveg, Rog and Kaal are kept free. The order changes with the weekday.
| Period | From | To | Nature |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 6:16 AM | 7:44 AM | avoid |
| Shubh | 7:44 AM | 9:13 AM | auspicious |
| Rog | 9:13 AM | 10:41 AM | avoid |
| Udveg | 10:41 AM | 12:10 PM | avoid |
| Char | 12:10 PM | 1:38 PM | auspicious |
| Labh | 1:38 PM | 3:07 PM | auspicious |
| Amrit | 3:07 PM | 4:35 PM | auspicious |
| Kaal | 4:35 PM | 6:04 PM | avoid |
| Period | From | To | Nature |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labh | 6:04 PM | 7:35 PM | auspicious |
| Udveg | 7:35 PM | 9:07 PM | avoid |
| Shubh | 9:07 PM | 10:38 PM | auspicious |
| Amrit | 10:38 PM | 12:10 AM | auspicious |
| Char | 12:10 AM | 1:41 AM | auspicious |
| Rog | 1:41 AM | 3:13 AM | avoid |
| Kaal | 3:13 AM | 4:45 AM | avoid |
| Labh | 4:45 AM | 6:16 AM | auspicious |
Tithi, nakshatra and more
9 pagesCommon questions
9 questionsWhat does the panchang tell me?
The five angas of the day, which is what panch-ang means: the tithi (lunar day), the nakshatra the Moon is in, the yoga, the karana and the vaar (weekday). From them come the shubh and ashubh hours, the vrat and festival of the day, and the muhurat for any work you are planning.
Why is the time for my city different?
Every time on a panchang is counted from sunrise, and sunrise in India differs by over an hour between Guwahati and Ahmedabad. Rahu Kaal, the choghadiya and Abhijit Muhurat all move with it. This page is for New Delhi; pick your own city in the box at the top.
What is Rahu Kaal, and what should I avoid in it?
About an hour and a half each day, a different part of the day for each weekday, when new work is traditionally not begun: a new job, a deal, a journey, a purchase. Work already under way carries on as usual.
Which is the best time of the day?
Abhijit Muhurat, the eighth of the day’s fifteen muhurtas around midday, is good for almost any work, except on Wednesday, when it is not used. Brahma Muhurat before dawn is kept for puja and study. Where Rahu Kaal or another ashubh window overlaps a good one, use the part that is clear.
Why is the month Ashwin here and Bhadrapad in some calendars?
North India counts the month from Purnima to Purnima (Purnimanta), and much of south and west India from Amavasya to Amavasya (Amanta). In the Krishna paksha the north already uses the next month’s name. The tithi and the festival dates are the same either way.
What is disha shool?
The direction it is considered unlucky to set out in on a given weekday: west on Sunday and Friday, east on Monday and Saturday, north on Tuesday and Wednesday, south on Thursday. If the journey cannot wait, tradition suggests eating something before leaving: ghee or daliya on Sunday, milk on Monday, jaggery on Tuesday, coriander or sesame on Wednesday, curd on Thursday, barley on Friday, ginger or urad on Saturday.
What are Panchak, Bhadra and Gand Mool?
Three things a panchang warns about. Panchak is the five nakshatras from Dhanishta to Revati, when the Moon is in Kumbh or Meen: tradition avoids laying a roof, making a cot and setting out south. Bhadra is the Vishti karana: no shubh work, rakhi or holika dahan in it. Gand Mool is six nakshatras (Ashwini, Ashlesha, Magha, Jyeshtha, Mula, Revati) after whose birth a Mool shanti puja is done.
Is today good for my own work?
The panchang is the same for everyone in a city. Whether a day suits you also depends on your own kundli: the Moon’s house from your rashi (chandra bala), your nakshatra’s tara bala and the dasha you are running. For a wedding, griha pravesh or a new business, the muhurat is chosen for your chart, not only for the day.
How is this panchang calculated?
For the exact latitude and longitude of the city, with the Lahiri ayanamsa that Indian panchangs use, and with every change of tithi, nakshatra, yoga and karana found to the minute rather than assumed to last a day.
A panchang is the same for a whole city.
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